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Jamestown Woman Charged in Taking Drugs To Jail -- In a concerted effort to curb the influx of illegal substances into the Chautauqua County Jail, Corrections Officers apprehended an individual suspected of smuggling drugs. On Friday, Tammra Topliffe, 41, of Jamestown was intercepted by vigilant officers during routine security at inmate visitation. Acting on a tip, officers kept surveillance on Topliffe while in visitation and were able to observe her passing a cache of narcotics to Preston Lawrence, 30, an inmate in Chautauqua County Jail. The seized contraband, Suboxone a ...

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ELLICOTT POLICE DEPARTMENT — Patrick R. Damore, 62, no address listed, was charged with petit larceny. Police were called Feb. 22 to Wegman for a reported shoplifting and found that Damore passed all points of sale without paying for items. Damore is scheduled to appear in Ellicott Town Court later. — Ryan J. Richter, 29, no address listed, was charged with driving while intoxicated. Officers stopped a vehicle at 2 a.m. Feb. 18 for an equipment violation and found that Richter was allegedly intoxicated. He is scheduled to appear in court later. — Larry J. Whitehill Jr., 44, ...

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JAMESTOWN POLICE DEPARTMENT — Shamori L. Houston, 44, and May Stilson, 46, were each charged with second-degree criminal possession of a forged instrument and seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance. Officers stopped a vehicle at 10:10 p.m. Monday in the area of Newtown Avenue and Kipp Street for observed traffic infractions. Officers reportedly observed drug paraphernalia in plain view and a search turned up a quantity of fentanyl. Furthermore, officers determined that the vehicle had a forged North Carolina plate. Houston and Stilson were held for arraignment ...

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Jamestown Police Department — Demario D. McBride, 41, of Buffalo was charged with first-degree burglary, third-degree assault, criminal obstruction of breathing and endangering the welfare of a child after an incident that began at 11:50 p.m. Monday at a north side address. According to a police report, officers spoke with a person who said there had been a domestic dispute and learned McBride allegedly entered a home, assaulted and choked a person in front of a child less than 17 years of age. McBride was charged and taken to the Jamestown City Jail until he could be arraigned. ...

Celoron Man Charged With Attempted Production, Possession Of Child Pornography

BUFFALO - Jose Perez, 39, of Celoron, has been charged by criminal complaint with attempted production of child pornography and possession of child pornography, which carry a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Assistant U.S. Attorney David J. Rudroff, who is handling the case, stated that on September 3, 2022, Homeland Security Investigations received a tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children that Perez uploaded a file a suspected child pornography. On December 15, 2022, HSI executed a federal search warrant at Perez’s residence, ...

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CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE — MAYVILLE — Dotiana EL Beard Miller, 23, of Erie, Pa., was charged with seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, driving while intoxicated and driving while ability impaired by drugs. Deputies were called at 7:46 a.m. Thursday to a convenience store on North Erie Street in Mayville to check the well-being of a driver parked at a gas station pump who was reportedly sleeping. An investigation found that Miller had allegedly been driving while impaired by drugs. Deputies also located a small amount of methamphetamine. ...